Till-lock



(No Model.)

E. 0. WO'OD. TILL LocL No. 507,957. Patented Oct. 31; 1893.l

.UNITED STATES PATENT' OFFICE.

EGBERT O. WOOD, OENASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

TlLL-LOCK.

SPECIFICA'LZON forming part of Letters Paten't No. 507,95'7, datedOctober 31, 1893.

Application filed .Tune 26, 1893. Serial No. 4781865. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, EGB'ER'r-O. Woon, a citizen of the United States,residing at Nashua, in the county of Hillsborough Vand State of NewHampshire, have in'vented certain new and useful Improvements inTill-Locks; and I do hereby'declare the following to be a'full, clear,and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to money drawers, and consists in certain novelconstructions,combinations and arrangements of parts as hereinafterdescribed and claimed, whereby improved results are Secured..1

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1, is a longitudinal section throughthe money drawer proper andthe casing for the same, showing the generalconstruction, arrangement and Operation of the different parts. Fig. 2is an inverted view of the money drawer proper. Fig. 3 is a detailperspective view of an Operating lever, and Fig. tisatop view of theinside of the drawer casing, showing .the till alarm and catches for theOperating levers.

A in the drawings represents a suitable casing for a drawer or tillwhich is formed with an Opening in its front to permit the drawer to bedrawn out or pushed in, and is provided on the top surface of its bottoma with two catches a' a? arranged one near the front and the otherslightly forward of the center of the length of the casing. Thesecatches consist of a single casting having a beveled front portion (1,3so that the downwardly extending portion of an Operating lever willengage the same when desired.

B represents a tizll alarm which is secured in the till casing near itsrear end and consists of a journaled bar b provided with a laterallyprojecting arm b' which engages with a suitable catch on the under sideof the till for Operating the alarm. The journaled rod carries astriking hammer b2 and is connected by a spring b3 to a block b4 onwhich the bell b5 rests for returning the hammer to its normal positionafter striking the bell b4 65. bs

represents a stop located in the side Aof thel O represents a moneydrawer or-til'l which is provided withV the usual pockets or receptaclesfor money and is provided at its front end with a mortise through whichthe oper: ating levers extend, which latter are covered by a hood c, asshown. The under side of the drawer is recessed to contain the pivoteddog D for Operating the alarm, and the operating levers E and theirmechanism. The dog or trip D is provided with a downwardly projectingbeveled nose dand is pivoted to theside of the drawer in such amannerthat as the drawer is pushed in, its beveled nose will ride overand fall behind the laterally projecting arm b' on the strikingmechanisr'n and by pulling the drawer outward, the pivoted dog which isengaged with the said arm b' will draw the hammer connected therewithforward, until the arm has been lowered sufficiently to pass under thenose of the dog,

when the hammer will be released and caused to strike the bell. Themechanism foroperating the levers consists of rods F which are confinedat theirupper ends by abar or strip ff and are provided. on the lowersurfaces of their outer ends with jaws f4 for embracing the levers E,and the upper surfaces of their outer ends are formed with pins f'.Vertically arranged coil springs f2 are Secured in a bar f 3 runningacross the bottomfof drawer and extend downward in contact with theupper su rfaces of the rods, being engaged by the pins f By thisconstruction the forward ends of the levers are held normally down.

The five levers E shown are precisely the same in construction so that adescription of one will answer for all. It consists of a single castingformed with a rear bent end or lug e, a double attaching lug e' near itscenter for pivoting the lever on the rod f 5 and a projection or lug 82near its forward end extendingin opposite direction to the rear lug ewhile the forward end of the lever is suitably sloped to form a key forthe fingers of the operator. For convenience of description I havenumbered the levers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, levers 1 and 3 being arranged toform the combination. Levers 1 and 3 are so arranged that the lugseontheir rear ends are turned upward and their lugs or projections 62 neartheir forward ends extend downward, and the corresponding lugs on thekeys 2, 4 and 5 are arranged precisely IOO lugs e' on the rearends ofthe levers beingH a turned upward, will not'come incontact'w'ith" therear catch (a2) when said ends are depressed, but with the levers thusarran'ge'd` should any or all of the keys 2, 4 and 5 be depressed theirrear ends would engage With the catch 0,2 and prevent;thewdrawenebei-ngi drawn out, or if only one of the levers in thecombination be operatedthefdrward enctot'`` the other key Wouldengagethe forward catch' at From this itwilhbenseemthatiustvthepropericombination and not more enlessimmstbeoporatediiniordertoropenthedrawer,andiit is1` alsosobviousithat` avery'great fnnnrhemof combinationsican hemadesay=rabourwoneihnm d rediand twentyn tioni consistsy ini` the simle: flanrll* convenient Way:4ini whinhf the:levers-scanti` bei adinstedi to makera new'oombinationwFrequently it tis 1 desired to!` change' r the comhinfationmfor i onereason-i :ori anothen and this; cantfbeifaccomL 1 plishedIiinthismantnen;`vv` By'talring*` outtfthe i dram'en -andi -pnessing saykth'e'zletfe'r' I cnioppo'- 1 site Sides etv its pivotalrlug,:aysuflicientr distanceto disengagewsaidhlugflfronr thfletrod 1705,

it cant be slid backwandffland: tunnedover and againi :slid into place,theropposites-ide ofthb lu'g-engagingr` the I. `irodiiiByithisvieliangefxthe rear lug ewill: be tuinned-downriinsteadofiffnpanditihe `forwardrlugi 62 wilhi'bertutnnedwnp,

place'in the casing,` thewrear lugrwilhlengage.

themear catch' az and*thesforwarldvlfu'Willbe` f tnrnedupwout.` offlengagementrwithi. the?i -t`orVL 1 1 f' ward catch ar'. From this itWill be seen that any one or4 more of the levers can be similarlychanged to form a very great number of diierent combinations and can beworked with very little labor.

What I` claim is- 1.` Infconibinati'ou with `a money drawer, anOperating lever having a rear lug turned in one'rdireotion, a forwardlug extending in the opposite direction and a pivoting lug between thefront and rear lugs, means for supporting andpivoting-fthe' `lever; andvcatches for engaging the said lever, substantially as descrihtd:

2. In combination With a money drawer, pivoted leversleaehi'havinailngiffloribend on itsrearendf, andfa liigi-iieariitefrontiend and alfdorrbleypivotn-g ing'lbetweenfr'said'lffronft andrearhlngsgvsprihgaintterpsed'befiween' the Ievers andthe-dfrwer;rod'sipivio tally` connect'ed atkene ofitheirf endetd'a Pdra'wer; anldlbearihg WithrftheirJ enter endsvagerinstthesaid 1eiversfandispiiingsffsuvetantially as described; 3. In combinationflwithamoney draiver anv operating; w rerersibl'e, fsprih'g" faotatedf,J pifvLoted lever having a ing formed on it neai'fone ofi' -i=ts` ends 2v'vliiel-|` li's I tiirnedj inone* diireti'on, airdi` form'e'd iwith'another" lug `near its-other endfl Wliiichv` is tu rlnedUini-fthe"oppsi'tei "di*rectiem: audi a dohnleipiwdnnig rug hetwenfsaid front andrear lugs; lierbyalever'c'antbe readrlflptflrntolandl tanenflo ur*nr```` combina- 1 tiionysuhs'tantiallw as dest'rihedl.

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